TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested a teenager for leaving the scene of a crash that left the victim with serious injuries.
On Feb. 18, around 5:34 p.m., deputies responded to a crash at the intersection of CR 579 and Clay Pit Road. HCSO said they found a female victim on the ground with injuries to her face and a possible broken leg. She was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Deputies believed the driver was operating a black Honda. They searched the area, found the vehicle pulling into a neighborhood, and conducted a traffic stop.
the teen was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury.
Pasco County woman trying to rebuild mobile home after hurricanes
"I cried, of course, because I've worked very hard getting it nice, which has been difficult for me since I lost my husband and being alone,” Kelly Welty said.
Welty's mobile home lost its roof during Hurricane Milton. She said it was the only one in the Buena Vista community to get totaled by a tornado.
